Sec. 4. (a) Nonprofit agricultural organization coverage provided under this chapter:
(1) is not insurance;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 27-1-2.2-4
- certificate of authority: means an instrument in writing issued by the department to an insurer, which sets out the authority of such insurer to engage in the business of insurance or activities connected therewith. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means "the department of insurance" of this state. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- Insurance: means a contract of insurance or an agreement by which one (1) party, for a consideration, promises to pay money or its equivalent or to do an act valuable to the insured upon the destruction, loss or injury of something in which the other party has a pecuniary interest, or in consideration of a price paid, adequate to the risk, becomes security to the other against loss by certain specified risks; to grant indemnity or security against loss for a consideration. See Indiana Code 27-1-2-3
- nonprofit agricultural organization: means an organization:
Indiana Code 27-1-2.2-1
(3) is not subject to the regulatory authority of the department of insurance under this title or any other provision of Indiana law.
(b) Entering into a contract between a nonprofit agricultural organization and an individual for health coverage under this chapter does not constitute the business of insurance.
(c) A nonprofit agricultural organization providing coverage under this chapter is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under IC 27-1-3-20.
As added by P.L.136-2020, SEC.1.
